NEWS BULLETIN
Sep-Oct 2021
IDRiM2021 Virtual Conference(22-24 September; Online)

We are looking forward to seeing you in the 2021
IDRiM Conference, which will be held online inabout 4 weeks! Preparations are almost completefor this year’s international event for researchersand practitioners in Integrated Disaster Risk
Management (IDRiM). The programme will focus
on the issues of “Reviewing the Effectiveness ofIntegrated Disaster Risk Management Initiatives: IDRiM Saga from 2001 to 2021”. The IDRiM Journal invites
submissions addressing this year’s conference theme for a Special Issue on Reviewing the Effectiveness of Integrated
Disaster Risk Management Initiatives (Call for Papers). Registrations have already begun, so if you have not yet done so,make sure to book your e-ticket soon! For registrations and more updates please visit: IDRiM2021 Conference website.
http://idrim2021.com

Other Items of Interest
AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis(6 August 2021; IPCC)

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has finalised the first part of the Sixth
Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, the Working Group I
contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report. This report addresses the most up-to-date
physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest
advances in climate science, and combining multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate,observations, process understanding, and global and regional climate simulations.
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/

Sand and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and the Pacific(26 August 2021; UNESCAP)The Sand and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and the Pacific report from the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) can serve as the evidence base on
which to build a coordinated plan for action at regional level. It provides a long-term horizon of the risk
and potential socio-economic losses associated with sand and dust storms in the region for a better
understanding of the severe multidimensional impact of this hazard, including the deterioration tohuman health, in urban and rural settings, and its adverse impact on energy, transport, agriculture andenvironment sectors with a regional and transboundary perspective.

https://apdim.unescap.org/knowledge-hub/sand-and-dust-storms-risk-assessment-asia-and-pacificInvesting in Nature to Build Resilience(August 2021; WWF)This study on The Economic Rationale of Nature-Based Solutions in Europe's Rivers and Wetlands by theWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF) contributes to the growing evidence base that investments in Nature-based
Solutions (NbS) for freshwater management are economically the preferred choice when taking into
account all benefits humans derive from healthy, well-functioning rivers and wetlands, going beyond themonetary benefits of single-use approaches typically considered in grey infrastructure analysis.
https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/investing_in_nature_for_resilience__wwf_briefing_.pdf

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